Sunflower Seed Falafel with Beetroot and Mint Dip
With Spring upon us, this variation of falafel will leave you feeling light and nourished. 🌱✨️ Falafel Ingredients: 750gm sunflower seeds, soaked for 2hrs 1 cup mint …
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Stretching vs Lengthening: What’s The Real Difference?
Stretching and lengthening: Are they the same? Well when we are referencing muscles, the answer is no. Both however are beneficial, although it has been found that the …
Vegan & Gluten Free Lasagne
The nutritional yeast in this gives a nice umami flavour. Once you have made this a few times it is quite easy to put together, and well worth …
Face Yoga for Relaxation and to Boost Your Mood
For centuries, women have sought to preserve their youthful appearance using lotions, creams, and face packs. In response to the rise of injectables and cosmetic surgery, along with …
Sweet Potato Blondies
These quick and easy vegan, gluten free blondies will hit the spot when it comes to your sweet tooth! Sweet potatoes are high in fibre, Vitamin C, Vitamin …
Pad Thai (Thai Stir Fry)
This Pad Thai is inspired by some Thai chefs I worked with a number of years ago, they added the tomato sauce/ketchup to the recipe to meet the …
Travel Smart: Yoga Tips for a Comfortable Long-Haul Flight
Escaping the winter cold? Lucky me! However, this escape comes with a price, both financially and in terms of the long hours spent on a plane. A long …
Cat/Cow Pose
A very simple pose which is accessible for just about everyone because you can do it either standing, sitting or kneeling. This pose mobilises the spine in a …
Finding Emotional Balance Through Yoga: Cultivating Calm Amidst the Storm
In today’s world, tuning into the news often feels like bracing for an onslaught of negativity: wars, hatred, violence, pain and suffering. It’s overwhelming, enough to make one …
Pumpkin Pasta Bake/Lasagna
Behold… we are making some serious comfort food here. This vegan and gluten-free pumpkin pasta bake/lasagna is the perfect dish for Autumn. As temperatures get a little cooler …
Parsnip and Hazelnut Soup with Thyme and Cardamom Koftas
A warm, nourishing, easy to digest dinner that will hit the spot in these cooler months! Serves 8 Koftas: 1 medium zucchini 100gm button mushrooms 1 cup cooked …
Yoga for Back Pain
Yoga for back pain. For some people it’s a preventative, for others a cure, for some it’s maintenance while for a very rare few it might be a …
Yoga: A Healing Path for Cancer Survivors
With sadness I am submitting this article for this month’s newsletter because the dear friend I was writing it for has lost her struggle with cancer and is …
Easy Vegan Bounty Slice
A vegan and gluten free twist on a favourite sweet treat 🙂 Ingredients: 500gm Desiccated Coconut 320gm tin coconut condensed milk 1 tsp vanilla essence 3 tbs …
Vegetable Ragout with Spiced Quinoa
Serves 8 Part 1 (cook in a pot): ¼ cup Olive oil 1 tbsp fennel seeds 350gm carrots, peeled and diced 1cm 5 sprigs thyme 3 small sprigs …
The Healing Power of Yoga: Stories from ASMY
Yoga is not only enjoyable but improves our health. I was reading the other day about a study that showed how a steady yoga practice far outweighed stretch …
Satay Tempeh
Tempeh is traditionally from Indonesia. Having a higher protein content than tofu, it is easy to digest & contains iron, calcium & magnesium. Serve it with a yummy …
Tiptoe Mountain Pose
Balancing poses hone our ability to focus and concentrate. They provide a wonderful feedback system – as soon as the mind wavers we start to wobble. Because the …
Super Healthy Bread Rolls
These bread rolls are a winner at our household. It’s so good with a nice warm bowl of vegetable soup 🤗 or can be used to make sandwiches …
Crispy Greek Inspired Lemon & Herb Potatoes with Lemon Aioli
Serves 2-4 Preparation and cooking time: 1.5hrs For the potatoes: 1kg washed baby potatoes 3-4 tbsp of ghee / olive or coconut oil 2 tbsp Lemon, herb and …
Forearm Side Plank
The Forearm Side Plank is an excellent exercise for strengthening your core, with a particular focus on toning the obliques. Additionally, it offers the benefit of toning your …
Yoga for Spinal Decompression: A Path to Health and Healing
In many yoga poses I like to dwell on the feeling of my spine decompressing. It’s a delicious sense of creating space within the spinal column. In our …
Gate Latch Pose (Parighasana)
Benefits Opens hips Stretches shoulders Lengthens side body Strengthens back Opens chest Cautions Kneeling may be contraindicated for people with knee tenderness Herniated discs Hernia Late pregnancy. Moving …
Cranberry, Date and Fig Bliss Balls
These Cranberry, Date and Fig Bliss Balls are a definite crowd pleaser! Ingredients: Dried pitted dates 200gm Desiccated Coconut 200gm Dried Figs (remove the stalk) 150gm Craisins …
Spring Lentil Tabbouleh with Smashed Avocado
This dish was a favourite of my mum’s, I hope you love it too! Serves 2 For the salad: 2 cups cooked green lentils (see method) ½ …
The Science Behind Stretching Fascia: Benefits and Techniques
While most people are familiar with the benefits of stretching muscles, a lesser-known aspect of flexibility lies in stretching the fascia. Slowly the understanding of the role of …
Quinoa Upma with Veggies and Cashews
Upma is a savoury dish using grains/seeds, veggies and spices. It is served as breakfast, snack or a side dish. You can use rice, rice flakes, millet or …
The Vagus Nerve: Unraveling the Wonders of the Body’s Superhighway
The human body is a complex marvel of interconnected systems that work tirelessly to maintain balance and homeostasis. At the core of this intricate web lies the vagus …
The Essence and Meaning of Namaste
Namaste is a traditional greeting that we often hear in the yoga community. It is usually offered with the palms held together, lowered eyes and a bowed head. …
Pumpkin Miso Soup
Pumpkin soup is firm favourite winter warmer! This recipe has a twist of a difference with Miso Paste and is super easy to make, using ingredients you probably …
Question Time: How Can I Improve My Balance?
The teachers at ASMY get asked many questions, some about the spiritual aspects of yoga and others more on the physical side. Maybe the following question is one …
Warrior 3 Pose (Virabhasana 3)
This pose challenges your balance, the stretch of your hamstrings and the strength of just about everything else. To add more of a challenge, you can move your …
Superfood Smoothie
Recently I have been researching about nutrition for seniors. Protein is the most important micronutrient for an older person. It is the building block of the body and …
Sweet Potato and Green Lentil Dal
A cozy, nourishing Winter warmer! Serves 6-8 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20-40 minutes Ingredients: 1/4 cup ghee or olive oil 1 onion chopped 1 …
Improve Your Vision with Yoga
As I sit here squinting at my computer screen, I am reminded of the need to do my eye exercises. Although I resort to glasses for very fine …
Best Carob Waffles Ever (Vegan + GF)
This is a great gluten free recipe that both kids and adults absolutely love! 😊 Ingredients: 2 cups of nut milk 1 Tbsp of flaxseed meal 3 …
Extension Not Tension
Many people embrace yoga asanas as a way of getting rid of muscle tension. Muscle tension is when your muscles stay partially contracted for a period of time, …
Feel the Oscillating Breath
This is a wonderful way of bringing breath awareness into our asana practice. To find the oscillating breath, it is best to first experience it while we are …
The Power of Community: Why Group Yoga & Meditation Classes are Beneficial
Traditionally yoga was taught one on one and practiced alone. Originally it was taught as an adjunct to a spiritual practice, training the yogi to be able to …
Goddess Pose
This pose is much like the Horse Stance from the martial arts tradition. They both have a wonderfully grounding effect and are both strengthening for the legs and …